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 ‘Summer Hero' Bear Seen Swimming and Drinking Alcohol in Backyard

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American Mark Hough lives near Los Angeles, California. He was just about to start his weekend with an alcoholic¹ drink called a margarita and a dip in his hot tub.

马克·霍夫住在美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶市附近。他正打算开始以一杯玛格丽塔酒和在浴缸中泡个热水澡来开始他的周末时光。

Then, he heard sticks breaking and leaves moving in his backyard. At first, he thought the sounds were coming from his neighbor.

接着，他听到后院有树枝折断以及树叶摇摆的声音。起初，他以为声音来自他的邻居。

But then, the noise grew louder.

但然后，声音越来越大。

So I got up, looked over in the bushes and lo and behold² there's a bear climbing up over my fence, Hough said.

霍夫说：“于是我站起身来，天呐，我看到一只狗熊爬上了我的篱笆。”

After seeing the bear, Hough decided³ to go back into his home for safety reasons.

在看到熊之后，霍夫出于对自身安全的考量，他决定回到室内。

When Hough looked outside a short time later, the bear had made himself at home in Hough's backyard.

等霍夫过了一小会儿再往外看的时候，这只熊已经丝毫不拿自己当“外人”的霸占了霍夫的后院。

The bear had entered Hough's unheated hot tub. It played with the pool's thermometer, tossing the device in the air.

熊进了霍夫还未加热的浴缸泡澡，还拿水池的温度计玩，将温度计抛到半空中。

He was playing, having a grand old time, Hough said.

霍夫说：“他在玩，玩得很开心。”

Hough found his phone and began recording⁴ video of the bear's activity.

霍夫找到了他的手机，开始录制熊活动的画面。

After a few minutes of pool time, the bear got out and walked slowly around the yard. Then it made its way over to Hough's margarita. The bear pushed the drink over and drank it off the ground.

在泳池泡了几分钟之后，熊走了出来，慢慢的在院子里四处走动。然后熊向霍夫的玛格丽特酒走去。熊将酒水推翻，然后开始喝了起来。

Later in the day, Hough was talking to a neighbor when some tree leaves fell to the ground. Hough looked up to see the bear sleeping in the tree.

当天晚些时候，相当多的树叶落地时，霍夫正在跟邻居聊天。霍夫抬头一看，看到那只熊在树上睡觉。

So he had his margarita, he had his Jacuzzi, and now he's ready for an hour nap, Hough said.

霍夫说：“所以他喝完玛格丽特酒，享受完水流按摩浴缸，现在他还准备要（美美的）睡一小时午觉。”

Hough's video of the bear's relaxing afternoon has gone viral on social media.

霍夫拍摄的“熊悠闲的午后时光”视频在社交媒体爆红。

One Twitter user said the bear is "clearly having a better summer than you."

一位推特用户说到：“熊显然比你享受到了更美好的夏日时光。”

Other users called the bear a "summer hero." One called it her "spirit animal."

其他用户称这只熊为“夏日英雄”，还有人称它是她的“灵兽”。

And one local news station in Iowa suggested the bear's activities would be a great way to celebrate America's Independence Day.

而爱荷华州一家当地新闻站表示，熊（享受夏日）的行为将是庆祝美国独立日的一个好方式。

This bear has the right idea for #4thofJuly -- margaritas and swimming.

“这只熊分享了美国独立日的正确打开方式---玛格丽特酒加游泳。”

Words in This Story

dip –v. to go swimming, to get into a pool

lo and behold –exclamation showing wonder or surprise

toss - v. to throw (something) with a quick, light motion?

relaxing - adj. helping⁵ you to rest and to feel less tense, worried, nervous, etc.?

yard –n. an outdoor area next to a house often covered by grass

spirit animal –n. an animal that you choose or that chooses you as a guide in life

nap - n. a short period of sleep especially during the day

1 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

2 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。